Thomas Kunz

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Kunz is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kunz has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 14 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kunz's work include Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (12 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (12 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers). Thomas Kunz is often cited by papers focused on Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (12 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (12 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers). Thomas Kunz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and France. Thomas Kunz's co-authors include Paul Knochel, Achim Hartschuh, M. Doḡru, Matthias Handloser, Dana D. Medina, Paul Knochel, Florian Auras, Thomas Bein, Hans‐Ulrich Reißig and Sebastian Bernhardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of Applied Physics and Limnology and Oceanography.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kunz

41 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Photoconductive Thienothiophene‐Based Covalent Organic ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A Photoconductive Thienothiophene‐Based Covalent Organic Framework Showing Charge Transfer Towards Included Fullerene
    2013 427 citations M. Doḡru, Matthias Handloser et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Kunz Germany 16 563 444 397 152 142 42 1.2k
Masaaki Sato Japan 20 153 0.3× 73 0.2× 450 1.1× 46 0.3× 202 1.4× 108 1.2k
Saravanakumar Ayyappan India 12 190 0.3× 193 0.4× 157 0.4× 53 0.3× 31 0.2× 30 672
Tokio Iizuka Japan 16 525 0.9× 165 0.4× 107 0.3× 54 0.4× 60 0.4× 24 875
Jianfeng Wu China 19 674 1.2× 298 0.7× 86 0.2× 369 2.4× 265 1.9× 56 1.3k
Yunfei Li China 20 342 0.6× 75 0.2× 263 0.7× 45 0.3× 208 1.5× 71 1.0k
A. J. Skarnulis United Kingdom 11 158 0.3× 266 0.6× 125 0.3× 52 0.3× 30 0.2× 18 770
Peter Mojzeš Czechia 23 298 0.5× 38 0.1× 80 0.2× 226 1.5× 78 0.5× 78 1.4k
Xiuhua Wei China 21 443 0.8× 86 0.2× 50 0.1× 120 0.8× 341 2.4× 39 1.1k
Christopher McRae Australia 13 342 0.6× 108 0.2× 75 0.2× 30 0.2× 158 1.1× 27 708
Johannes G. Rebelein Germany 18 111 0.2× 176 0.4× 269 0.7× 311 2.0× 31 0.2× 26 853

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Kunz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Kunz

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All Works

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Karaghiosoff, Konstantin, et al.. (2021). Uranyl Complexes with Selenium or Tellurium Containing Chelate Ligands. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 647(8). 943–950. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Da, et al.. (2015). Recrystallized thin-film silicon solar cell on graphite substrate with laser single side contact and hydrogen passivation. EPJ Photovoltaics. 6. 60301–60301. 2 indexed citations
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Doḡru, M., Matthias Handloser, Florian Auras, et al.. (2013). A Photoconductive Thienothiophene‐Based Covalent Organic Framework Showing Charge Transfer Towards Included Fullerene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(10). 2920–2924. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kunz, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Grain structure of thin-film silicon by zone melting recrystallization on SiC base layer. Journal of Crystal Growth. 357. 20–24. 6 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas & Paul Knochel. (2012). Synthesis of Functionalized Benzo[b]thiophenes by the Intramolecular Copper‐Catalyzed Carbomagnesiation of Alkynyl(aryl)thioethers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(8). 1958–1961. 60 indexed citations
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Bernhardt, Sebastian, Georg Manolikakes, Thomas Kunz, & Paul Knochel. (2011). Herstellung von festen salzstabilisierten Organozinkreagentien und deren Anwendung in Kreuzkupplungen und Carbonyladditionen. Angewandte Chemie. 123(39). 9372–9376. 43 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Laser process for extended silicon thin film solar cells. Thin Solid Films. 520(1). 595–599. 1 indexed citations
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Bernhardt, Sebastian, Georg Manolikakes, Thomas Kunz, & Paul Knochel. (2011). Preparation of Solid Salt‐Stabilized Functionalized Organozinc Compounds and their Application to Cross‐Coupling and Carbonyl Addition Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(39). 9205–9209. 94 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas & Paul Knochel. (2010). Selective Multiple Magnesiations of the Thieno[3,2‐b]thiophene Scaffold. Chemistry - A European Journal. 17(3). 866–872. 30 indexed citations
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Koch, Holger M., et al.. (2010). Laser based joining of monocrystalline silicon foils. Physics Procedia. 5. 503–510. 5 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas, et al.. (2010). Micro-Raman mapping on layers for crystalline silicon thin-film solar cells. Journal of Crystal Growth. 314(1). 53–57. 12 indexed citations
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Hobday, Alistair J., Thomas A. Okey, Elvira S. Poloczanska, Thomas Kunz, & Anthony J. Richardson. (2006). Impacts of climate change on Australian marine life: part B : technical report. 27 indexed citations
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Hobday, Alistair J., Thomas A. Okey, Elvira S. Poloczanska, Thomas Kunz, & Anthony J. Richardson. (2006). Impacts of climate change on Australian marine life: part C : literature review. 7 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas. (2005). Effects of mixing depth, turbulent diffusion and nutrient enrichment on enclosed marine plankton communities. Electronic Theses of LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München). 3 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Silicon carbide barrier layer on ceramic substrates for crystalline silicon thin-film modules with an integrated series connection. 3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of. 2. 1255–1258. 4 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas & Hans‐Ulrich Reißig. (1989). Radical Additions in Aqueous Medium: Direct Synthesis of 5‐Allyl‐Substituted γ‐Lactones from Allylic Bromides/Zinc and Methyl γ‐Oxocarboxylates. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie. 1989(9). 891–893. 6 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas & Hans‐Ulrich Reißig. (1988). Ein neuer Weg zutrans-substituierten γ-Lactonen. Angewandte Chemie. 100(2). 297–298. 12 indexed citations
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Kunz, Thomas & Hans‐Ulrich Reißig. (1988). A New Route to trans‐Substituted γ‐Lactones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 27(2). 268–270. 14 indexed citations

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